Man y years ago, bo lay geologists, bat not Farther baok than when the blue London day m which muoh of the lower part of Ipswich town now stands, there grew m those latitudes similar gam trees to those whioh now torm the characteristic foliage of Australia. A Mr David Boyle. writing to tha "Melbourne Argus" on the largest tree m the world, siates that 10 years ago he disoovered a euoalypfcuß tree, within 25 miles of Melbourne, 626 feet high. The writer's figures were called into question, and thus induced him to visit the spot again. He went m company with a photographer on the Bth met., and carefully measured* the tree with the" following reßult :— Height 466 ft, oiroumferenae 4ft from the ground 71ft, oiroumferenoe at base 114 ft. The difference between the" height ol the tree after a lapse of 10 years, is aooounted for by Mr Boyle who states that the top has been broken off by a storm! Samoa, oonoerning whioh bo muoh fqas is being made just now, consists of a group of islands, of trumpery total dimensions* The whole group of Samoan,— formerly known as the Navigators— lslands, comprise about 1200 square miles, equal to a block 40 mileß by 80. Tha group is divided into four larger and several smaller islands. The largest island is . called Savaii, the next largest, contiguous to it, is Upolu. The ohief harbor, the ohief town Apia,' and the present disturbance, are on Upolu. The Samoan islands are extremely fertile, but the importance of Apia is chiefly due to the faot that it is the commercial centre for nearly all the Paoifio Islands, where cargoes are oolleoted for Europe, and whenoe European manufactures are distributed. Mr William M'Hutoheson, of Dunedin, haß published a book descriptive of a holiday tour round the world under the title of " The New Zealander Abroad." The following is his deoription of Haleakala (or the house of the bud), the largest orater m the world, situated on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. " Its altitude," Bays our author, " is 10,000 feet, and its stupendous walls are 80 milea m ciroumferenoe. When m active operation, what an overwhelming speotaole Haleakala mußt have presented Thirty miles of roaring, liquid fire colored with all the hues of the rainbow, the blood-red waves oasting themselves with tempestuous fury against the enoiroling walls, the solid granite melting like wax and vomiting forth m terrible grandeur, the whole enveloped m hissing vapours and wreathed m volumes of sulphurous smoke," Australia 1b not the paradise whioh those m search of employment, or desirous of improving their position, are apt sometimes to imagine it to be, as the following extract from a private letter from Sydney will show, j The writer Bays: — "I have applied for different situations where there have been fifty applicants, and m two instances 1 was picked out amongst the lowest four, but waa unauooeßbful. If you think there is any chance of my getting anything to do m Auckland I would oome back at once. I should be very glad if you would kindly make enquiries and let me know. Living is very muoh cheaper m Auokland than, m Sydney. Potatoes are Belling- at 8d and 4d per lb, and milk at 6d a quart. In fact everything is going up m price. The people have grown tired of Free Frade, and are calling out for Protection. I hope Auokland is beginning to improve. I should only be too glad to oome baok if there was the smallest ohanoe, even • at email wages, if there was only a living— ••Auokland Herald." 1 Our new Governor is not a Sabbatarian, for ' we find him writing to the " Surrey Adver--1 tiser " respecting " Harvesting on a Sunday " 1 aa follows :— " As * a farmer of the neighbor* 1 hood ' of Merrow, though probably not the >, one referred to by your correspondent, * A Resident,' who was so Bhookod at the efforts t of the unfortunate agriculturist to avail himi self of the brief spell of harvest weather 3 vouchsafed to us up that time m this dis--3 aatroua year, by scouring his orop even on a 3 Sunday, I would like to refer your readers t and your correspondent to the 12th chapter s of St. Matthew and the 6th chapter of St. j Luke's Orospel, m whioh they will find the precedent on whioh tho ' farmer of the neighborhood ' may have relied. In addition to i the Divine sanction there given to neoessary t works on the Sabbath, it may be useful to i remind them that the highest earthly authority 1 m our own country stopped to express her ap--1 proval of similar exertions to secure the fruit! 1 of the earth m due seaßon m one exoepb tionally disastrous year m Scotland.— l am, i «to.,otwiiow. Lausanne, 16th Sept." r The best Remedy for Indigestion.— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently f recommended as a simple remedy for indigesf tion,, which is the cause of nearly all the r diseases to which we are subject. Norton's ) Pills, with justice called the '"nature's i strengthener ql the human stomach," act as a 9 powerful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild i m their and safe under auy circum--1 stances Sold m bottles at is i&d, 2s g], I 43i by jail medicine vendors throughout the 7 world

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